LANSING – Brian Farmer, a convicted sex
offender who had served 19 years in prison for raping his 12-year-old niece in
1991, was sentenced to life in prison today by
Judge Rosemarie Aquilina for the 2012 rape and assault of a mentally disabled woman.

"The
defendant has taken previous exception with my term as a serial rapist for
him," prosecuting attorney Debra Rousseau
said. "A serial rapist is someone who rapes more than once. His history of
raping his 12-year-old niece in 1991, and now this case makes him a serial
rapist of the worst sort: a predator."

Farmer, 50, was convicted on Oct. 31 in Ingham County Circuit Court
on two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, assault with a dangerous
weapon, and unlawful imprisonment. Before serving this new sentence, Farmer
will serve the final 10 years of his previous prison term.

He
was on parole for the 1991 rape when he raped a woman, 41, with the
mental capacity of a 7-year-old at his Lansing home in March 2012. Farmer – who was on an electronic tether following his parole – cut the
tether and fled to Tennessee, where he was eventually captured by U.S. Marshals.

Brian Farmer was sentenced to life in prison today for the 2012 rape of a 41-year-old mentally disabled woman. Farmer went on a profanity-filled rant toward Judge Rosemarie Aquilina during the sentencing.Michigan Department of Corrections photo

"When you look at the vicious rape he committed in
1991, the amount of time he served, the amount of time he was on parole – which
was less than a year – and his horrific and brutal actions here, the chance of
rehabilitation is zero," Rousseau said. "To release him onto the streets of
this community is putting every woman and child in danger.

"This world deserves better," she added. "And it
deserves a world without Brian Farmer."

The case was not without its issues. Lansing police detective Catherine
Farrell was accused of mishandling evidence in the case.

Wednesday's hearing took a surreal turn when Farmer – whose attorney, Kevin Tyrrell, attempted
to get Aquilina to recuse herself before the sentencing – was given the
opportunity to address the judge and the victim's family. It soon devolved into
a rambling, angry, and profane diatribe toward Aquilina, Rousseau, the jury,
the Lansing Police Department, and the victim.

"There
is no substantial evidence that I did anything wrong," Farmer said. Tyrrell told his client to stick to his pre-written
statement, but Farmer quickly abandoned his notes.

"I
do believe that I did not receive a fair trial in this court," Farmer said. He accused Rousseau of hand-picking his defense attorney and
repeatedly intimidating them with threats of more charges, claimed that
Aquilina "hated" him, and repeatedly called the Lansing Police Department
corrupt.

"Mrs.
Rousseau is not Wonder Woman," Aquilina said, growing angrier by the moment. "Mrs.
Rousseau does not appoint attorneys and she has never in my courtroom gone over
a table and threatened anyone with more charges.

"Mrs.
Rousseau has never gone around threatening people and waving her wand like some
cartoon character," Aquilina added. "You can talk about all of us in a
delusional manner, but that's not helping your sentencing. Maybe the court of
appeals would be entertained by it, but I am not. If you want to talk about how
everybody railroaded you, you can save it for the court of appeals."

When
Aquilina asked if Farmer was going to apologize to the victim, he said, "No. I don't apologize to the victim."

"Between
the multiple police agencies, the prosecutors, and the media, I believe I did
not receive a fair trial," Farmer said. "I believe that the jury was biased and
prejudicial."

Aquilina told Farmer that he could "write the
State Legislature from his prison cell" if he'd like to take up any issues of
an unfair trial. After Farmer claimed that Aquilina was biased for telling him
to address his issues in the Court of Appeals, the judge had had
enough.

"If
you think there is an error in how I follow [the rules], they're the ones that
get to undo it," she said while holding up a book of judicial rules. "That's
why I bring up the Court of Appeals. You're not the only one who hears that.
You're not special."

When
Farmer told the victim that he hopes she "sorts out what happened to her or
what she wanted to happen to her," Aquilina responded that he was "done" and
handed down the sentence.

"Somehow,
you think that nothing happened," she said in an angry voice. "I
have 12 people who absolutely agree on facts and say that you violated the
victim's rights. You committed multiple crimes on her.

"The
only one that's delusional is you," she continued. "You're going to spend the
rest of your life in prison, so come to terms with that."

At
that point, Farmer became enraged, telling Aquilina to shut up, repeatedly calling
her a "biased b****", threatening her, and making lewd comments toward her as
she was handing down the sentence.

"This
is a kangaroo court if I ever saw one," Farmer said as he was being restrained
by Ingham County Sheriff's deputies. "I don't give a sh**. You keep telling me what's about to happen, but you don't understand
what's going to happen to you after this."

Aquilina handed down two 75- to 100-year sentences, and a
24- to 50-year sentence and then addressed the court.

"There
is no ability to rehabilitate this defendant," she said. "He is a danger to
this community and every community in a human society."

"The defendant has shown no remorse," Aquilina
added before deputies forced Farmer out of the room. "Animals have shown better
behavior than [Farmer]. Animals have a better understanding of human society than
this defendant."